COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Flowood
PLACE A
Raleigh, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Flowood, Mississippi
Raleigh is 4502% larger than Flowood. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Flowood has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs 16%).
RALEIGHFLOWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population506,30611,003+4502% vs Flowood
Population density3,388382+3,006
Population growth15.8%30.4%−14.6 pts
Median age34.739.5−4.8
Male48.5%46.1%+2.4 pts
Female51.5%53.9%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born13.8%4.4%+9.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.1%71.0%−19.8 pts
Black26.0%17.0%+8.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%3.9%+8.7 pts
Asian5.2%3.7%+1.5 pts
Other5.1%4.4%+0.7 pts
Median household income$85,395$83,880+$1,515
Per capita income$52,897$47,620+$5,277
Poverty rate11.9%13.4%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.435+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%55.0%−1.0 pts
Graduate degree21.1%21.6%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%4.1%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation70.9%68.6%+2.3 pts
Median home value$415,800$342,200+$73,600
Median gross rent$1,572$1,430+$142
Owner-occupied50.7%54.2%−3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%5.0%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%51.0%−0.5 pts
Average commute23.021.5+1.5
Worked from home25.8%9.8%+16.0 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured9.3%6.4%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025